Hello guys, Some sellers from amazon are selling the I9500 at 400 bucks. Would you go for it?
Seems too good to be true, however amazon warranty is awesome, I've never had any issues with bad sellers when ordering through them
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If your into rooting and flashing roms no id get the i9505
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gavin-phelan said:
If your into rooting and flashing roms no id get the i9505
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Rooting and flashing roms can be done easily on the i9500 as well.. I have Omega rom (pre-rooted) and a custom kernel on my i9500.
It's just AOSP roms that aren't available yet, but should be soon enough.
So, if you're into flashing AOSP roms and cannot wait for them to be available, or if you really need 4G, get the i9505.
If you like taking picture (or slow motion videos - 720p on the i9500) or want a slightly faster phone, get the i9500.
Mithrandir007 said:
Rooting and flashing roms can be done easily on the i9500 as well.. I have Omega rom (pre-rooted) and a custom kernel on my i9500.
It's just AOSP roms that aren't available yet, but should be soon enough.
So, if you're into flashing AOSP roms and cannot wait for them to be available, or if you really need 4G, get the i9505.
If you like taking picture (or slow motion videos - 720p on the i9500) or want a slightly faster phone, get the i9500.
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No was just going to say that there will be more of a variety on i9505
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gavin-phelan said:
No was just going to say that there will be more of a variety on i9505
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In that case, you're probably right.
It does seem to be too good to be true but then again like you said Amazon is pretty. Personally I think it should be legit and you should go for it.
a question i never find my phoen anywhere like cyanogenmod.org i only see galaxy s4 at&t and stuff i can't find i9500 or anything
whats my phone?!
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I love AOSP roms like PA and Cyanogenmod . I hate touchwiz So I was very disappointed when I didn't find any roms AOSP for my galaxy s4 I9500 . I've noticed that the i9505 version is already enjoying the vanilla . So why is this ? I though the international version is the most important version just like the galaxy s3 i9300.
Can someone give more detail on this issue?
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ANGEL4RIM said:
I love AOSP roms like PA and Cyanogenmod . I hate touchwiz So I was very disappointed when I didn't find any roms AOSP for my galaxy s4 I9500 . I've noticed that the i9505 version is already enjoying the vanilla . So why is this ? I though the international version is the most important version just like the galaxy s3 i9300.
Can someone give more detail on this issue?
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CM devs said it's a no go for the exynos chip which is in OCTA core i9500. The snapdragon i9505 will have official CM. I'm sure exynos may just as well.
There will be some one able to do in coming days just have to wait
I've saw this article http://androidfannetwork.com/2013/0...laxy-s4-i9500-is-not-getting-custom-rom-love/
According to the article it's very unlikely we gonna see AOSP roms for i9500 because Samsung will never release the octa 5 sources for the developers.
After reading about it I guess I'll sell my s4 i9500 for the i9505 ....
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ANGEL4RIM said:
I've saw this article http://androidfannetwork.com/2013/0...laxy-s4-i9500-is-not-getting-custom-rom-love/
According to the article it's very unlikely we gonna see AOSP roms for i9500 because Samsung will never release the octa 5 sources for the developers.
After reading about it I guess I'll sell my s4 i9500 for the i9505 ....
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we recommend since more than over a year to not buy exynos powered phones if you want to run aosp based roms.
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damn im freaking angry also! i just went back to my home whit my aamzing nexus 4 i realized its 8gb version went back for refound i was forced to buy something from there so i sayed ok i want a s4 and ehy just rapidly openeded a s4 for me whitout asking which version what what color or... stupid vendor
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294176 please read some good info
Do you guys think this is legit?
AOSP ROM for i9500
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/5...05-android43-jellybean-googleplay-edition.htm
danielmk said:
Do you guys think this is legit?
AOSP ROM for i9500
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/5...05-android43-jellybean-googleplay-edition.htm
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You obviously didn't notice that the article links to files from XDA. This is a ported ROM. The Google Edition is the GT-I9505, not the 9500. Samsung will likely never release properly functioning userspace drivers, etc. for the Exynos, so anything that CM devs do to get things working will be, at best, polishing the turd that Samsung leaves the AOSP community.
So I just recently bought this beast of a phone, and I'm loving it. I am rooted and stuff and have been messing around with the ROMS on the forum for the Verizon S4. I found this forum the other day and was wondering if I can flash these ROMS to my S4 which is i545 rather than the i9505 or i9500. So can i flash these ROMS like a normal flash or would I have to do something different to get these ROMS like MiUi on my phone. ( I love MiUi.) Thanks for the help
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So I just recently bought this beast of a phone, and I'm loving it. I am rooted and stuff and have been messing around with the ROMS on the forum for the Verizon S4. I found this forum the other day and was wondering if I can flash these ROMS to my S4 which is i545 rather than the i9505 or i9500. So can i flash these ROMS like a normal flash or would I have to do something different to get these ROMS like MiUi on my phone. ( I love MiUi.) Thanks for the help
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For safety of the device stay away from other then your device forum
As other varaiants will have different mount codes and kernel which mostly will brick your phone
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So this is off limits even if I have the same phone?
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infamousxsniper said:
So this is off limits even if I have the same phone?
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Yes my friend I will do some research if anything possible will let u know
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123hiten said:
Yes my friend I will do some research if anything possible will let u know
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Thanks man. Kinda sucks, I want to use MiUi
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Hey guys, if i am lucky I will hopefully soon be a happy galaxy s4 owner. However, this device shall be sent to me from Kuwait. Now my main question is, would that make my device have an exynos or a snapdragon CPU.
No need to get into details here a simple yes or no would be fine with the next question: battery life .. Is the snapdragon better?
Any notable differences?
Flashing to stock firmware of any sort possible just like during the sgs1 times? Or is it like ****ty old HTC? Thanks in advance
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Hey guys, if i am lucky I will hopefully soon be a happy galaxy s4 owner. However, this device shall be sent to me from Kuwait. Now my main question is, would that make my device have an exynos or a snapdragon CPU.
No need to get into details here a simple yes or no would be fine with the next question: battery life .. Is the snapdragon better?
Any notable differences?
Flashing to stock firmware of any sort possible just like during the sgs1 times? Or is it like ****ty old HTC? Thanks in advance
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Honestly I think it will depend on which carrier it is for I know the s4 on att is the snapdragon, im not sure on the othrrs
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I'm getting it unlocked
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Hmmmm then it might not have thr latest update
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The I9505 seems to dominate the forum with devs developing for this more than the I9500. This may change but at the moment it seems that unless you are hardcore set on the Octacore CPU that has no noticeable difference when using the phone then the I9505 is the way to go...
shadehh said:
Hey guys, if i am lucky I will hopefully soon be a happy galaxy s4 owner. However, this device shall be sent to me from Kuwait. Now my main question is, would that make my device have an exynos or a snapdragon CPU.
No need to get into details here a simple yes or no would be fine with the next question: battery life .. Is the snapdragon better?
Any notable differences?
Flashing to stock firmware of any sort possible just like during the sgs1 times? Or is it like ****ty old HTC? Thanks in advance
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Kuwait sells both versions, so it depends on which you purchased. Guess you will find out soon enough. I9505 has more dev support because it's based on the Krait/QC chip where the I9500 has Perseus, one of the greatest kernel devs on all XDA.
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Hi guys.... i have a unlock s4 i337 from AT&T in Guatemala, i need to know if i have to flash roms from the i9505 or the i9500?? and another question, if i flash a rom i have to unlock again my device???
vdavidm said:
Hi guys.... i have a unlock s4 i337 from AT&T in Guatemala, i need to know if i have to flash roms from the i9505 or the i9500?? and another question, if i flash a rom i have to unlock again my device???
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I have the AT&T S4 and you can only use the AT&T and I9505 ROMs. You have to flash the loki-doki zip afterwards though. You won't have to unlock again
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fredrick1213 said:
I have the AT&T S4 and you can only use the AT&T and I9505 ROMs. You have to flash the loki-doki zip afterwards though. You won't have to unlock again
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thank you... what do you suggest for flash my first rom?:good:
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thank you... what do you suggest for flash my first rom?:good:
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Wanam Lite and Omega are both amazing! :good:
So I've tried to make some sense of it all there are so many variants of S4 out there .I have recently started the hunt for a S4 and I'm looking for one with the unlocked bootloader and trouble free rooting. Which one would that be ?
I9505 you'd need it to be on a 4.2.2 firmware like MGA anything pre KNOX. Also we can flash GE roms so KitKat soon too.
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Official MIUI will be available for GT-I9500 soon.
What's MIUI? Imo you should buy the I9505. More rom development for that. But I9500 has better camera slightly and sound and the 8 cores, but no LTE/4G. I have this variant but in my honest opinion I'd say get the I9505.
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I9505 I'd say too. More support, roms and you can always flash google edition rom! Plus it has 4g and openGL ES3.0 support on Android 4.3!
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I9505 you'd need it to be on a 4.2.2 firmware like MGA anything pre KNOX. Also we can flash GE roms so KitKat soon too.
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Oo you can flash GE Roms with Knox too!!!
And everythink other you can do with Knox too!!!
Hello i'm currently using the i9100 Galaxy SII and planning to move to the S4 soon. I use dorimanx kernel & different rom that contain Paranoid Android Preferences (Pacman, Rootbox..) : I want to know if that's avalaible on the S4, if not is there any alternatives..? Thanks :good:
Actually it's the i9506 model that i'm gonna buy. So please anybody.. Tell me
There is little to no development for the i9506 if you're wanting custom ROMs get the i9505
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I'm afraid that i9506 is the only one with compatible 4G here... What to do :/
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I'm afraid that i9506 is the only one with compatible 4G here... What to do :/
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Why not choose i9505
Not bad if you want a custom rom
I9505 also 4G but not full 4G as I9506
Ok but what if the missing 4G part is the only one i can use here..?